Portion
German, noun/pɔrˈtsjoːn/
Portion is spelled P-O-R-T-I-O-N (7 letters) and appears 7.6 times per million words in written German, the 8,847th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Portion is a German feminine noun meaning “portion, an allocated amount, (chiefly) a portion of food, a serving, helping” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “bestimmte Menge”.
What does Portion mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineportion, an allocated amount, (chiefly) a portion of food, a serving, helping
- 2
feminineinformalan amount (of some size)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. bestimmte Menge 2. Anteil, abgemessene Menge
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Portion
- Portionen plural
- Portiönchen diminutive neuter
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Portion?
- /pɔrˈtsjoːn/
- [pɔʁˈt͡si̯oːn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Portion
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Portion in German?
Portion appears 7.6 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).